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Making kernel license upgradeable

Making kernel license upgradeable

Posted Nov 1, 2004 13:28 UTC (Mon) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510)
In reply to: Making kernel license upgradeable by hummassa
Parent article: Buying the kernel

A 501(c)3 corporation can only dispose of its assets <i>to another 501(c)3</i> in case of liquidation. It's part of the IRS rules. And any successor in assignment to FSF's property would be bound by contracts of FSF, including the copyright grant covenants. So, I don't think it's possible for closed relicensing to happen.<p><i>Bruce</i>


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